Toy elephant



Jan. 1, 1929.

A. FEDbERs'EN TOY ELEPHANT Filed Oct. 5. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet i v naw/who; fidaZersen Witness Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

UNITED STATES ADOLF FEDDEBSEN OF MURDO, SOUTH DAKOTA.

'roY ELEPHANT.

' Application filed October a, 1927. Seria1. 1io. 22 3,739.l I

It isthe principal object of the present invention to provide a toy elephant in which, novel provision is made for turning a flexible trunk upwardly and rearwardly toward the 6 month, in a realistic manner. v Another object is tomake unique provision whereby the mouth is opened simultaneously with turning the trunk upwardly and rearwardly, and in'this connection, yet another aim isto provide means .for attaching any desired object to the tree. end of the trunk giving the appearance that it is being elevated for the purpose ofdepositing in the open mouth. a f

Yet another aim is to provide an exceptionally simple and inexpensive construction, yet one which will operate effectively; and will possess therequired degree of durability. I

With the foregoing inview, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy elephant constructed in accordance with my invention, the trunk and the tail being lowered and the lower jaw closed.

V Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view partly in elevation showing the trunk curved up- 30 wardly and rearwardly, the lower jaw lowered, and the tail raised.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. r

y In the preferred form of construction, herein illustrated, I make use of an appropriate base 5 and to it I suitably secure two side members 6 simulating a body and legs. Ears- 7 may be suitably connected with the front portion of the body and the head 8 is preferably cut from a piece of wood, said head havhooks 141 for connecting any desiredtoy'ob ects thereto. The stub 11 and the overlying portion of the head'8 'a re formed with a passage 15 for a pull cord or other line-'16, this line beingconnectedat itslowerend to the lower end of the trunk, said linev passing downwardly within the spring 12,.as clearly shown in Fig. 2. From the upper end ofthe passage 15, the line 16 'eirtends rearwardly along the upper edge of the head 8 and its attaching portion 9, suitable guides such as'the staples 17, being provided for this rearwardly extending portion of the line. A pull upon the line 16 will curve the trunk rearwardly and upwardly as shown in'Fig.2,and when the line is released, the spring 12'again restores thetrunk to a lowered position.- f

Under the head'8,- is a movable jaw18 .which may bepivotally mounted in any desired manner, for instance upon a link 19 whose upper end is connected with the attaching portion 9 of said head. This lower jaw is provided with a lever portion 20 which projects rearwardly between theside mein- I bers 6 and normally has its rear end spaced below the attaching portion 9, so that the mouth of the simulation will be closed. A

second pull line 21, however, is connected to the rear end of the lever portion 20 and extends upwardly therefrom through a guide opening 22 in the attaching portion 9. This line 21 is connected with the adjacent portion of the line 16 and a common pull line 23 is preferably attached to said lines at their points of connection. Thus, a pull upon the line 23 will swing the lever portion 20 upwardly at the time of curving the trunk upwardly and rearwardly, thereby effecting opening movement of the lower jaw 18.

Thus, a very realistic representation of natural movements of an elephant, is effected, and when any ob ect is hooked upon the hooks ing something to his open mouth, with his trunk. H r

- The pull line 23 preferably passes downwardly through a guide groove 24 in the 14, the appearance is that of an elephant raisrear end of the attaching portion 10 and ex- I tends through a suitable guide 25 on the rear end of the base. If desired, this line may be connected by a branch 26 with a tail 27, the

latter being pivoted at-28 between the side members 6. When this arrangement isused,

the. details of constructionherein disclosed,

such details are preferably followed. Howeven-fwitliin the scope o-f the invention as claimed, variations m'ay'of course be made.

Tclaim 1. In atoyelephant; a body, a headhaving afleziible trunk, :11 pivoted lower jaw, and

pulllines connected with the trunk and jaw to ellect upward and rearward curving of thetrunk and lowering of the jaw as when feeding, r

2. In atoy elephant, a body,'a head having a rearwardly projecting attaching portion secured to said body, a flexible trunk on said "head, apivoted lower jaw having-a lever portion' extendingrearwardly under said attaching'port-io'n, a pull linelconnected with the trurik andeXt-ending to the rear end of said attaching portion, the latter having an opening, and a second pulljline passing through said opening and connected to said lever portion.

3. In a toy elephant, a body, a head having a rearwardly projecti attaching portion secured to-said*body, a exible trunk on said head, a pivoted lower jaw having a lever portion'extend ngmeanwardly under said attaching portion, a pull line connected with s :the trunk and extending to the rear end of said attachin portion, the latter having an opening, Kan at second p-ull line passing through said opening and connected to said lever portion, the two lines being "connected with each other for'simultaneous pulling, wherebythej aw may beopenedandthe trunk simultaneously "curved upwardly and rearwardly. I

elephant, said simulation having a fle'xible trunk and a mouth embodying a movable lower jaw, means for 'curving'the lower end of said trunk 'rearwardl'y and upwardly sdb} 's'tantia'lly to said mouth, and means forop'en- 'i'ng said movable jaw as the' trunk end is curved toward themouth, giving a realistic 'flp fi l b fif e ephants actions whe eating, v

A In testimony whereo f I have hereuntofixedfm'y signature.

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